Leeds global recruiter embraces change to become Future Net Zero accredited

Leeds based specialist global recruiter VIDA has fully committed to cutting its carbon footprint, by becoming Future Net Zero accredited.

This accreditation, coupled with a new client solution, will make it the first in the industry to deliver carbon neutral recruitment moving forward.

VIDA works primarily within the Medtech and Biotech spaces accessing talent in the form of executive recruitment across global locations.

The company was influenced by its clients’ growing requirements for sustainability policies from the businesses they partnered with, and the process to become Future Net Zero began during the pandemic.

This decision was inspired by the enforced new ways of working and the significant cultural changes that were created because of it. To help them on the journey, VIDA sought support from CBN expert James Staniforth to help them understand the full process and steps that were required to make the significant changes.

James Staniforth, founder & director of Sustainable Business Services, said: “We’ve looked at VIDA as an entity and we’ve gone through the future Net Zero programme to create their own benchmark.

“They’ve quickly adapted and have already made some good changes to the business to reduce their own carbon. Until you’ve got the data that the benchmark allows us to create, it’s difficult to shape policy that then affects how you look forward as a business, and that’s where we’re at now.”

Andy Preston, managing director at VIDA added: “Our journey began with us preparing a sustainability plan for VIDA. I had become increasingly aware of the carbon footprint we were creating, especially because of the global nature of our business and so I wanted to implement changes that would become part of the company culture moving forward.”

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